Flag of Central America

Central America

Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	21 August 1823 [1] (modified in 1824)
Relinquished	1839
Design	A blue and white horizontal triband with the coat of arms of Central America in the center

Central America was a unified nation at several points throughout its history, and while united, the country has used several national flags. The design of the Central American flag, a blue and white horizontal triband, was inspired by the flag of Argentina. ^{[2] [3]}

Flags

Flag	Adopted	Relinquished	Entity
	1609	1701	Captaincy General of Guatemala (Spain)
	1701	1760
	1760	1785
	1785	15 September 1821
	5 January 1822	1 July 1823	Captaincy General of Guatemala (Mexico)
	21 August 1823	1824	United Provinces of Central America
	1824	1839	Federal Republic of Central America
	1 November 1898	29 November 1898	Greater Republic of Central America
	9 September 1921	29 January 1922	Federation of Central America
	13 December 1991	present	Central American Integration System

See also

• Flags of successor nations
  • Flag of Costa Rica
  • Flag of El Salvador
  • Flag of Guatemala
  • Flag of Honduras
  • Flag of Nicaragua

References

Citations

1. Meléndez Chaverri 2000, p. 277.
2. Vítolo, Alfredo (15 February 2005). "Las Banderas Centroamericanas" [The Central American Flags]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
3. "El Origen de las Banderas de Centroamérica, Inspiradas en la Bandera Argentina – Hipólito Bouchard" [The Origin of the Flags of Central America, Inspired by the Flag of Argentina – Hipólito Bouchard]. Puerto Vallarta News (in Spanish). 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011.

Bibliography

• Meléndez Chaverri, Carlos (2000). José Matías Delgado, Prócer Centroamericano [José Matías Delgado, Central American Hero] (in Spanish). Vol. 8 (2nd ed.). San Salvador, El Salvador: Dirección de Publicaciones e Impresos. ISBN   9992300574 . Retrieved 17 July 2022.

Further reading

• Horváth, Zoltán (12 August 2013). "Central America - Historical Unions and Federations". CRW Flags. Retrieved 22 October 2022.